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Definition of Lamantin
1. n. The manatee.
Definition of Lamantin
1. Noun. The manatee. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lamantin
1. a large aquatic mammal [n -S]
Medical Definition of Lamantin
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Lamantin
Literary usage of Lamantin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1861)
"... lamantin LAMARCK renowned, because the first fragmenta of the holy canon were
brought .... lamantin ..."
2. The Amazon and Madeira Rivers: Sketches and Descriptions from the Note-book by Keller-Leuzinger (1875)
"... by menaces, to comply with these arrangements, in order not to rouse the wrath
of the totally invulnerable monster. If large; THE lamantin, OR PEIXE-BOI ..."
3. Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded by John Russell Bartlett (1860)
"... MANATEE or lamantin. An herbivorous cetacean, the sea-cow. It inhabits the
mouths of the rivers opening on the north and north-east of South America and ..."
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